Messages by Desiring God

Nov 06 2024 2137 ep. 43 mins 55.7k

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Sermons from the ministry of John Piper. One new or classic message posted weekly.

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Doctrine Fails Without Delight: The Mind as Servant of the Heart

Nov 06 2024 33 mins

By God’s design, truth serves emotion. Thinking serves feeling. The lyrics of our best songs serve the Godward longings of our hearts.

Do You Look to the Reward?

Oct 30 2024 33 mins

David Mathis | What do soldiers, farmers, athletes, and Christians have in common? We endure, through discomfort, to get the reward.

Do You Delight in God?

Oct 23 2024 26 mins

David Mathis | God invites us not only to trust him, fear him, and obey him, but to enjoy him. For as we do, our happiness is full in him, and his glory is great in us.

God-Centered Children: Teaching Our Kids the Biggest Vision

Oct 16 2024 50 mins

Faithful parents and teachers speak to kids on their level, but they also aim to create new concepts, new structures of thought, new ways of viewing reality.

The Beauty of Reformed Theology

Oct 02 2024 52 mins

Reformed theology is beautiful because the God of sovereign grace is beautiful. The doctrines are windows — he is the glory.

Celebrate the Reformation This October with Us

Sep 25 2024 3 mins

John Piper | Luther didn’t stand alone 500 years ago. Nor does he stand alone today. We’ve created a 31-day journey to introduce you to the many heroes of the Reformation. Join us at desiringgod.org/stand.

Every Promise Is Yes in Him: The Privilege and Power of Union with Christ

Sep 25 2024 48 mins

Apart from union with Christ, we would have no access to God’s promises and no reason to rejoice in affliction. But in Christ, every promise of God is Yes.

Serious Joy: The Root of Sacrificial Love

Sep 18 2024 44 mins

How can Christians be freed from selfishness so that, at any cost to ourselves, we love others in a way that makes Christ look great? Answer: joy.

Jars of Clay: Pastoral Grit for the Glory of Christ

Sep 04 2024 53 mins

The apostle Paul was no stranger to ministry’s many strains. Yet for all his afflictions, he neither lost heart nor tampered with the truth. How?

No Neutrality: The Illusion of Indifference to Jesus

Aug 21 2024 41 mins

No one can be neutral about Jesus Christ. Either he will have our heart and soul, our life and obedience — or hell will.